Sackhoff's Bionic Woman Deal Finalized

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Battlestar actress set for five additional episodes of the new NBC series.

By Eric Goldman

When we spoke to Katee Sackhoff last month, she said she would definitely be back on Bionic Woman -- the new NBC series on which she plays villain Sarah Corvis, who is first seen in the pilot -- but couldn't be more specific about how often. Now The Hollywood Reporter says that Sackhoff nearly didn't end up finalizing a deal to appear on a recurring basis of the series, which debuts in September.

The Reporter says a last-minute deal has now been made, but that at one point Sackhoff nearly walked away from the project, due to difficulties coming to terms on the specifics of her deal. Sackhoff had originally been scheduled for yesterday's Bionic Woman panel at the Television Critics Association Press Tour, however she was not present. The reason given for her absence was scheduling difficulties (presumably involving Sackhoff working on Battlestar Galactica right now), but the Reporter says their sources say it was in fact "entirely contract negotiations-related". According to them, the deal with Sackhoff was finally made later in the day, at around 6:00 pm.

We spoke to Bionic Woman executive producer David Eick -- who also produces Galactica -- yesterday after the panel for the show, and he told us that Sackhoff will be appearing on five additional episodes of Bionic Woman's first season, on top of her first guest appearance in the pilot. Eick also explained that they have worked out the schedules for both shows so that Sackhoff will shoot her Bionic episodes when Battlestar is on a hiatus week.